How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
she had been trained
she had been training
she was training
had she been training
Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
hurted/ hoped
hurt/ had been hoping
had been hurt/ was hoping
had been hurting/ hoped
Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
hadn't been being/ had just had
hadn't been/ had just been having
weren't/ had just had
weren't feeling/ had
I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
had been slept/ fell
was sleeping/ fell
had been sleeping/ had felt
had slept/ was falling
By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
had been arriving/ was already closed
were arriving/ was already closing
arrived/ had already closed
had arrived/ had already been closed
I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.
had been drunk
had drunk
was drunk
had been drinking
While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
was trying/ had disturbed
was trying/ was disturbing
had tried/ had disturbed
tried/ had been disturbed
The students _____ the past perfect continuous _______.
had wished/ wasn't invented
wished / had never been invented
had been wishing/ wasn't invented
had been wished/ hadn't been invented
Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
had been/ hadn't been drinking
wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
was being/ hadn't drunk
was/ hadn't drunk
Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
didn't want to/ had already seen
hadn't wanted to/ already saw
had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
wanted/ hadn't already been seen
At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
were lying
had lain
had been lying
lied
We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
wanted/ had never been
had been wanted/ hadn't been
were wanting/ hadn't already gone
had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
I knew Susan ______ to me just by looking at her face.
hadn't been listening
didn't listen
couldn't listen
hadn't just listened
When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
had gone
was going
had been going
used to go
Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
looked
My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.
lived/ had bought
used to live/ had bought
had been living/ were bought
had already been living/ bought
When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
had opened/ was snowing
opened/ had been snowing
was opening/ had snowed
opened/ snowed
Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
was making/ had sent
had made/ sent
had been made/ sent
had been making/ was sending